List of state leaders in 1572

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1571 state leaders - Events of 1572 - 1573 state leaders - State leaders by year

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Contents 1 Africa 2 Asia 3 Europe 4 Middle East and North Africa

[edit] Africa

• Ethiopia - Sarsa Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia (1563-1597)
• Kongo - Álvaro I, Manikongo (1568 - 1587)
• Sennar - Dakin (1568 - 1585/6)
• Songhai Empire - Askia Daoud, Askia of the Songhai Empire (1549-1582)

[edit] Asia

• China (Ming Dynasty) - Longqing, Emperor of China (1567-1572)
• Japan
  • Monarch - Ogimachi, Emperor of Japan (1557-1586)
  • Shogun (Ashikaga) - Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Shogun of Japan (1568-1573)
  • de facto - Oda Nobunaga (1536-1598)
• Korea (Joseon Dynasty) - Seonjo, King of Joseon (1567-1608)
• Mughal Empire - Akbar, Mughal Emperor (1556-1605)
• Ryūkyū Kingdom - Shō Gen, King of Ryūkyū (1556-1572)

[edit] Europe

• Denmark-Norway - Frederick II, King of Denmark and King of Norway (1559-1588)
• England - Elizabeth I, Queen of England (1558-1603)
• France - Charles IX, King of France (1560-1574)
• Holland and Zeeland -
  • William the Silent, Prince of Orange, Leader of the resistance (1568-1584)
  • Grand Pensionary of Holland - Paulus Buys (1572-1585)
• Holy Roman Empire - Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor (1564-1576)
• Hungary - Maximilian I, King of Hungary (1564-1576)
• Moldavia -
  1. Bogdan, Voivode of Moldavia (1568-1572)
  2. Ioan Voda cel Viteaz, Voivode of Moldavia (1572-1574)
• Navarre -
  1. Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre (1555-1572)
  2. Henry III of Navarre, King of Navarre (1572-1610)
• Papal States -
  1. Pius V, Bishop of Rome (1566-1572)
  2. Gregory XIII, Bishop of Rome (1572-1585)
• Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth -
  1. Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-1572)
  2. Henry III Valois, King of Poland (1572-1573)
• Portugal - Sebastian I, King of Portugal (1557-1578)
• Russia - Ivan IV the Terrible, Grand Prince of Moscow (1533-1547) then Tsar of Russia 1547-1584)
• Scotland - James VI, King of Scotland (1567-1625)
• Spain - Philip II (1556-1598)
• Sweden - John III, King of Sweden (1568-1592)
• Venice - Alvise Mocenigo, Doge of Venice (1570-1577)
• Wallachia - Alexandru II Mircea, Voivode of Wallachia (1568-1574)

[edit] Middle East and North Africa

• Morocco - Abdallah al-Ghalib, Sultan of the Saadi dynasty (1557-1574)
• Ottoman Empire - Selim II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1566-1574)
• Safavid Empire - Tahmasp I, Shah of Iran (1524-1576)